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Help with Disasters

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Help with Food

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Help with healthcare

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Help with Housing

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Help with Utilities

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You are not alone. Every day, hundreds of people across our Tri County region of Desoto, Manatee and Sarasota Counties turn to 2-1-1 for information and support—for financial assistance, health programs, crisis support and more.
You can access 2-1-1 by phone, email, chat or text (just text your zip code to 898-211). Reaching out will get you connected to a multilingual 2-1-1 specialist in your area who can put you in touch with local organizations providing critical services to improve and save lives.
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Simply
Dial 211
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Send your zip code
to 898-211



Serving Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto Counties.

211 provides unmatched, critical services- Free and confidential assistance
211 provides expert help – No matter the situation, 211 Specialists listen, identify underlying problems, tackle root causes, and connect people to community resources and services.
211 meets real needs in real time – In 2018 alone, 211’s in the US answered more than 11 million calls and almost 1 million texts, chats and emails helping millions with life changing support.

Turn to 211